Joe’s Blog

The Challenge: This home was built in 1955 it had good bones. The kitchen had been remodeled by a previous owner and half of the garage had been converted into a den/laundry room. The clients wanted to open up the kitchen, add another bathroom, and make the home flow better. The Idea: reshape the kitchen,...

The Challenge: This home was built in the 1920’s it had good bones. It had a confusing backwards kitchen and had an addition in the ’70’s. I had looked at the home for a friend a few years earlier and had discouraged her from purchasing it because “It needed a lot of work”. The family...

The Challenge: This whole house remodeling project at 1301 N 25th Street in Boise Idaho is being done for several reasons. The first and foremost is that it is a spectacular example of a Spanish Revival home in Boise’s North End. The Owners, a young couple felt that they loved the character of the home...

The Challenge: The Owner found an older home in the north end and wanted to add additional 12′ to the rear of the home and develop the second story into a master suite and a home office. During the project a new front porch was added. and the home was resided. The Idea: To use...